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Poor Man’s Turnip Cake

March 15, 2016 By Hirut M'cleod Leave a Comment

I reside in a city without a functional China Town.  This is crushing to me, as I adore Dim Sum on Sundays.  Incidentally, in the fall, my farmer’s market has tons of radish.  Times are hard, why not make my own turnip cakes?

But, first I needed inspiration and advice!

I began with video by TaiwanCooking.  Sans shredder, an all hand cut recipe was useful. Then WoksofLife gave me the confidence to adjust my technique; adding less liquid and mixing the cooked radish into dry rice flour.  Finally the DimSumClassic recipe had paired down filling which works.  I can’t say which of the three recipes is most authentic because I don’t have a Taiwanese grandmother, just a Dim Sum addiction.

My ‘poor man’s’ version below.

  • Sauté with teaspoon toasted sesame oil, 2 shallots and 4 cloves of garlic with ground pork and diced pork belly, white pepper and salt for 3 minutes.Food_Recipe_TurnipCake_Step1
  • Add 1/2 cup chopped dried shrimp, diced shitake, soy sauce and chopped thai chili pepper and sauté till pork is cooked through.
  • Deglaze or simply add 1/8 cup white wine and pinch of sugar and cook till everything is caramelized and not soupy.
  • In another pot simmer julienned daikon radish with about 1-2 cups of water for about 10-15 min.
  • Once the radish is pliable but not mushy remove pot from the fire and remove as much water as possible conserving 2 cups of radish water.
  • In a large bowl mix 1 and half cups of flour and a teaspoon of cornstarch with a pinch of salt and white pepper.
  • I add the turnip to the cornstarch first.  Then add shitake water and turnip water till the consistency is a sticky paste
  • The pork is mixture is folded in and place in bowl
  • Steam for 25-30 minutes, remove from steamer, let cool and get cold in the fridge.
  • Next day slice up the turnip cakes and fry them with about 1 tablespoon of oil for a minute or two each side on medium heat.

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